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Credit: Niantic The Animation Week 2020 raid rotation in Pokémon GO includes: Tier One: Dratini – shiny available, standard rate Ivysaur Klink – shiny available, boosted rate Misdreavus – shiny available, standard rate Shinx – shiny available, boosted rate Timburr – shiny available, boosted rate Wobbuffet – shiny available, standard rate Nothing too crazy here[...]

The Animation Week 2020 event brings new Timed Research to Pokémon GO based on the Pokémon Journeys anime that offers Mega Venusaur Energy.

Credit: Niantic The full details of the Animation Week 2020 event, now live in Pokémon GO, include: EGGS: Riolu, Pichu, Mantyke, and Cubone will be in 7KM Gift Eggs This is by far the most exciting part of the event Riolu is a great, difficult-to-acquire Shiny Pokémon so be sure to have Egg-space available when opening Gifts. PHOTOBOMBS: We[...]

While casual gameplay has died down somewhat, the hardcore fanbase of Pokémon, the biggest media franchise in the world, has kept playing Niantic's mobile game In fact, 2020 has been Pokémon GO's biggest year so far, and the game continues to grow. Promotional image for Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Sensor Tower, which offers "insight into the global app[...]

In past events, Niantic has temporarily increased Shiny rates for the release of certain species, but that seemed to stop for some time in 2020, as researchers observed rates for almost ever new Shiny release since January to be set at the "full odds," standard rate However, recent research suggests a chance to Shiny rates[...]

Credit: Niantic Tyranitar's available Fast Attacks in Pokémon GO include: Bite (Dark-type) Iron Tail (Steel-type) Smack Down (Rock-type)* * Smack Down is a legacy move, which means that it is not available through normal Fast TMs or evolution during normal circumstances It's the Community Day Move, which means that the only way to obtain it is by either evolving a Larvitar or[...]

Credit: Niantic Top Lugia Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10 Lugia counters as such: Mega Gengar (Lick, Shadow Ball) Shadow Raikou (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Electivire (Thunder Shock, Wild Charge) Shadow Magnezone (Spark, Wild Charge) Shadow Weavile (Snarl, Avalanche) Shadow Zapdos (Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt) Mega Houndoom (Snarl, Foul Play) Zekrom (Charge Beam, Wild Charge) Shadow Tyranitar[...]

Credit: Niantic With the various leagues of GO Battle League now open, here are the top species and moves for each arena in Pokémon GO. Great League, CP limit of 1500 in Pokémon GO: Azumarill: Bubble, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump Galarian Stunfisk: Mud Shot, Rock Slide, Earthquake Shadow Machamp: Counter, Cross Chop, Rock Slide Shadow Abomasnow: Powder Snow, Weather Ball Ice-type, Energy[...]

Credit: Niantic Here's what was discovered in a recent Pokémon GO datamine by the Pokéminers of the Silph Road: .get_TempEvolutionIsLocked .set_TempEvolutionIsLocked .get_LockedTempEvolution .set_LockedTempEvolution TemporaryEvolutionFinishMs TempEvolutionIsLocked LockedTempEvolution MakeTempEvoPermanent So, obviously, looking at the code… well, it looks like what Elon Musk might produce if he was forced to write a poem[...]

Credit: Niantic Recently, Niantic announced the addition of AR Mapping tasks to Pokémon GO We were hopeful that this feature, while not as exciting as other rollouts this year such as Mega Evolution or Remote Raid Invites, would offer trainers some interesting rewards not available in the normal Pokéstop task pool[...]

Credit: Niantic If you have yet to catch a Shiny Darkrai, now may be the last time to give it a go for a while One never knows with Niantic, but there's a handful of reasons why we shouldn't expect Darkrai to return to Pokémon GO for some time For one, it was featured three separate times[...]

This was introduced as a pandemic bonus and was the first one to be rescinded by Niantic Now, Legendary Pokémon are making a stunning return to GO Battle League with next week's Season 5 Let's take a look at what's happening. GO Battle League promotional image in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Niantic, in their full announcement of[...]

Credit: Niantic So, first the major points Yes, Cubone is going to be available Shiny tomorrow Yes, it is a terrific Shiny Yes, it is immensely frustrating that this is happening at the end of the Pokémon GO Halloween Event and will interfere with the spawns for an hour For this Spotlight Hour, for the first time,[...]

As GO Battle League Season 4 winds down in Pokémon GO, Niantic has now announced the full details for Season 5 Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming season, including major changes and additions that will create new fun and challenges for longtime PVPers and new players alike. GO Battle League promotional image in[...]

However, looking into the roles these Pokémon play in other games, and even the anime, can enrich the experience of catching these creatures in Niantic's mobile game In honor of today's Cubone Spotlight Hour, let's take a deep dive into this Pokémon's lore. Cubone will be tonight's Spotlight in Pokémon GO[...]